Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore, let us go forth to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach. For we have no continuing city here, but we seek one to come.

Chapter 2

2. I went up because of a revelation, and I laid out to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those of reputation, lest I was running, or had run, in vain.

3. But even Titus, who was with me, though he was Greek, was not compelled to be circumcised,

4. in spite of false brothers stealthily brought in, who slipped in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might enslave us,

5. to whom we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might continue for you.

6. But as for those esteemed to be something — whoever they were, it makes no difference to me (God accepts no man’s person) — those esteemed men added nothing to me.

7. On the contrary, once they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, as the gospel of the circumcision was to Peter

8. (for He who worked in Peter for the apostleship of the circumcised worked also in me for the Gentiles),

9. and acknowledging the grace that was given to me, James, Cephas, and John, who were esteemed as pillars, gave right hands of fellowship to me and to Barnabas, that we should go to the Gentiles, but they, to the circumcision;

10. only they asked that we remember the poor, which very thing I was eager to do.

¶11. And then, when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him to the face because he was blameworthy.

12. For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he ate with the Gentiles, but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those of the circumcision.

13. And the rest of the Jews played the hypocrite with him as well, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.

14. But when I saw that they did not walk uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, why do you put pressure on the Gentiles to live like Jews?

15. We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

16. knowing that a man is not justified by works of the law apart from faith in Jesus Christ, even we have trusted in Christ Jesus that we might be justified by the faith of Christ and not by works of the law, for by works of law shall no flesh be justified!

17. But if while seeking to be justified by Christ, we ourselves are also found to be sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Absolutely not!

18. For if I build again the things I tore down, I make myself the transgressor.

19. Through the law, I died to the law, that I might live to God.

20. I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless, I live. Yet, not I, but Christ is living in me; and the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.

21. I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness is by law, then Christ died for no reason.”

22. For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant-girl and another by the free woman.

23. However, the one by the servant-girl was begotten after the flesh, while the one by the free woman was begotten through promise.

24. Which things are meant as allegories: these women are two covenants, one from Mount Sinai who bears children into slavery, which is Hagar.

25. This Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and she corresponds to present-day Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.

26. But the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all,

27. for it is written, “Rejoice, O barren woman who does not bear! Break out and shout, you who suffer no labor pains! For the children of the desolate are many more than the children of her who has a husband.”

28. Now we, brothers, are children of promise, as was Isaac.

29. But just as then, the one who was born after the flesh persecuted the one born after the Spirit, so it is now as well.

30. But then, what does the Scripture say? “Cast out this slave-girl with her son! For the son of this slave-girl shall not inherit” with the son of the free woman.

31. Wherefore, brothers, we are not sons of the slave, but of the free woman.

21. envy, murder, bouts of drunkenness, revelings, and things like these, concerning which things, I forewarn you, as I also warned you previously, that those who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, kindness, faith,

23. meekness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

24. And they who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh, along with its passions and desires.

¶25. If we live by the Spirit, then let us follow the Spirit.

26. Let us not become egotistic, provoking one another, envying one another.

Footnotes

Bible Translations

The Old and New Testament books that Pastor John Clark, Sr. has completed translating are listed below. These translations have been made from the commonly available Hebrew texts of the Old Testament and the Byzantine text form of the New Testament. As books are completed they will become available here. PDF documents are also provided for download and printing purposes.